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Five British climbers found on Crete

Rescue workers on Crete late on Thursday found five British tourists who set off on a mountaineering expedition of the White Mountains (Lefka Ori), in the island?s Hania prefecture, on Monday, but failed to turn up at a scheduled meeting with other climbers.

All five climbers were believed to be in good health.

Attempts had been made to contact the the missing climbers? on their cell phones but the devices were either out of range or low on battery.

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